Union Health & Family Welfare Minister, Dr Mansukh Mandaviya has virtually addressed the inaugural session at the G20 Health Ministers meeting at Yogyakarta, Indonesia. Indonesia has hosted two Health Working Group Meetings in Yogyakarta and Lombok. Priority ...

Union Health Minister Dr. Mansukh Mandaviya has inaugurated a three-day Swasthya Chintan Shivir (Health Summit) at Kevadiya in Gujarat. Aim: Detailed discussion on various topics and policies related to the health sector and recommend ways and means for better implementation of these ...

Hyderabad-based vaccine maker Bharat Biotech received a shot in the arm as the World Health Organisation (WHO) granted approval to India’s first indigenous Covid vaccine– Covaxin– for emergency use listing (EUL) 18 years and above. This marks a major victory for India’s journey in ...

Union Minister Jitendra Singh has advocated for mandatory blood sugar test for every pregnant woman, regardless of any symptoms for Gestational Diabetes Mellitus (GDM). Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2021 The call for an early detection for GDM in pregnant ladies is significant as in India ...

Recently an 11-year-old boy died of H5N1 avian influenza in Delhi. This is the first recorded death due to the bird flu in India this year. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2021 Bird flu or avian influenza is a disease caused by avian influenza Type A viruses found naturally in wild birds ...

A Beijing-based veterinarian who was confirmed as China's first human infection case with Monkey B virus (BV) has died. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2021 The virus, initially isolated in 1932, is an alphaherpesvirus enzootic in macaques of the genus Macaca. B virus is the only identified ...

Recently, a new Northwestern Medicine study of placentas from patients who received the COVID-19 vaccine during pregnancy found no evidence of injury, adding to the growing literature that COVID-19 vaccines are safe in pregnancy. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2021 Placenta is a key organ in ...

In the ongoing COVID pandemic, people have turned towards natural methods to boost their immunity. Ancient Indian methods have also come to the fore during the fight against the disease and improve health from within. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2021 In the ongoing pandemic, the government ...

Another treatment for diseases looks like a new hope. Researchers from the University of Massachusetts, Amherst, in the U.S., created a nanoparticle that manipulates the immune system and effectively fights cancer cells. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2021 The new concept, Protein–Antibody ...

People who take a commonly-prescribed drug for inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) should not assume they are protected after a first dose of Covid-19 vaccine, say the authors of a large-scale study that found many had poor antibody responses. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2021 The research ...